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  1. amateur
    Make sure you can still get the model out of your workshop…. A full rig at that scale will be large Jan
  2. amateur
    My own observation: the forum had Clayton's model as main focal point. As soon as he finished his model, the remaining log's were mainly the 'standard' build logs of kit-versions of Vasa. Fred stopped being a regular visitor, because we were for the main part just lurkers, drooling at Clayton's beautiful model. And than it lost momentum as a community of Vasa-enthousiasts. But it still is a wealth of info, although it is sometimes difficult to find the info, as it was quite often just in casual remarks somewhere in a post.... Jan
  3. amateur
    Hi, I will follow this one for sure. There used tobe a vasa-dedicated forum, interesting as Hocker was avfrequent visitor. It is non-active for a while, but the information is still there. https://warshipvasa.freeforums.net Jan
  4. amateur
    Although this one has a mast too many….. Jan
  5. amateur
    Nice model, although my huess is that there was the usual artistic license by the builder. It reminds me of the steam barques around 1900. any provenance that could guide us in the search for the original? (actually: I doubt what the function of the original was: not navy (no guns). No hatches, so not bulk transport. Passenger transport? Also: the pucs I can find show one-funneled ships. This one has two, but also a complete barque (?) rigging. Artistic license, or a clue towards the original ship? does it have a name on the transom? jan
  6. amateur
    Philip Reed in card. So far, It’s looking pretty convincing. Jan
  7. amateur
    Just thinking aloud: can you scrape the sides of the groove using an x-acto 11 blade (preferably one with its tip broken of, to prevent the knife catching in the bottom of that groove. Jan
  8. amateur
    How large (small) are these boats? They look tiny. You can also decide to leave the lines on, and hope nobody will notice the anachronism….. Jan
  9. amateur
    Rigging was a bit difficult. The thread is flytying thread (mostly 8/0), wich is almost thinner than my eues can see :). Also, it’s glued using CA, and CA and I are no friends Both antennae were done twice. Took me a whole afternoon. But it was worth the additional work: adding the antennae ‘explain’ the relatively long masts. again thanks to Chris for his tutorial on this ship/kit. Very helpful indeed. Jan
  10. amateur
    And today, I finally finished the V108 (apart from the flag, that should be there, but was not included in the download). The antennae were a bit of a struggle, but they meet my standards. Hindsight: I did not take the model completely serious in the beginning, so the hull is a bit sloppy, with painted patches. Apart from that: I’m content with how it turned out. Jan
  11. amateur
    horses (footrope) of the flying jibboom?
  12. amateur
    Sometimes things are longer sgo than you think…. It took some time to put up two masts and some rigging. The rigging diagram that goes with the model does not match the rigging that is done by some geman modellers, based on orher info. It aldo does not match pictures of the time. Therefore I took the ‘ in between version’. Simplified, but mote like the original. Antennae to be done, but this rigging stuff is a bit trying on the eyes (the difference between rigging line, dust and my own hairs is hardly visible) , as is the CA on my nose In other words: almost there, but still a decent amount of work to do. Also: I did not find a flag that fits the period (german imperial navy).
  13. amateur
    Is it the deck curvature, or the height of the backwall? Inboth cases: scissors solve everything Jan
  14. amateur
    I have Sibajak on my pile of ‘to do”s, but still not confifdent enough to start cutting. I read varying reviews: not easy but doable, but also “flawd, needing many work-arounds’….. Jan
  15. amateur
    Nice! Will there be a diorama in which this tractor is starring? Jan
  16. amateur
    Nice start! Are you going to ‘upgrade’ on the windows? Those blue squares don’t look very ‘glassy’. (although I know that all designers use this style when it comes to larger windows) Jan
  17. amateur
    What surprises me is that these ships even made it to this day. 80 Years is quite an age. Jan
  18. amateur
    That is what makes you what you are: the ability to reduce complicated stuff into relatively easy parts. Most people get stuck at that point (at least, I do ) Thanks for explaining. Jan
  19. amateur
    Which reads a bit as ‘for a gifted modelbuilder like me, it is not as difficult as you think it is’ You can tell us that it is not as difficult as we think it is, but we keep looking in astonishment and awe, and tell you your work looks / is perfect. Jan
  20. amateur
    It is even larger than I imagined. Impressive (in al aspects) model. Jan
  21. amateur
    When you tead Witsen or Van Eijk, they seemed to have been obsessed by the size and woodtype of the structural components. Planking is mentioned but hardly at a specific level. Also in building conyracts it is wuality that is required, not size as such or any regularity in planking. Look at Vasa: deck planking looks as if they used what was bailable. No regularity, nothing sawn ‘to specification’. Wood was expensive, so why discard a 10 inch board, or saw a 25 inch to 20? Jan
  22. amateur
    Nice to see this model again. Did you do some models of cities or castles recently? Jan
  23. amateur
    Your Emden is becoming a real eye-catcher! Jan
  24. amateur
    With a bit of photoshopping of the background, this can be used as a ‘rare picture of the original’ Looking very convincing! Jan
  25. amateur
    And the original will be 4 mm too short to replace the nect one that is eaten by the carpetmonster Impressive ship/model. Seeing her withthe guns mounted will be another major moment . Jan

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